5 Cool iPad Functions You Probably Don't Know

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5 Cool iPad Functions You Probably Don't Know One of the best features of the iPad and its iOS operating system is its easytouse interface. The clean, uncluttered screen is simple to use, and almost anyone can use an iPad with little to no instruction. Just consider the three year old quietly occupied in the corner playing games and snapping photos. While the iPad is intuitive for novice to expert business users, underneath the surface are some little known tricks that will provide you with a richer user experience. In fact, some of the iPad gurus we spoke with didn’t know about at least one of these tricks! Anxious to learn some new ways to use your iPad? Let’s talk about five cool iPad functions you probably don’t know about: Shazam! Feature Have you ever been listening to the radio and caught the last bit of a song only to have the DJ move on to the next track without telling you the name of the first one? If so, this little known cool function is for you. The Shazam integration is built into your iOS operating system and relies on Siri. You’ll be a hit at your next party because you can instantly put an end to debates about song titles and artists. Plus, using Shazam in Siri is quite easy, and you don’t even need to download an app.

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   5  Cool  iPad  Functions  You  Probably  Don't  Know    One  of  the  best  features  of  the  iPad  and  its  iOS  operating  system  is  its  easy-­‐to-­‐use  interface.  The  clean,  uncluttered  screen  is  simple  to  use,  and  almost  anyone  can  use  an  iPad  with  little  to  no  instruction.  Just  consider  the  three  year  old  quietly  occupied  in  the  corner  playing  games  and  snapping  photos.    While  the  iPad  is  intuitive  for  novice  to  expert  business  users,  underneath  the  surface  are  some  little  known  tricks  that  will  provide  you  with  a  richer  user  experience.    In  fact,  some  of  the  iPad  gurus  we  spoke  with  didn’t  know  about  at  least  one  of  these  tricks!    Anxious  to  learn  some  new  ways  to  use  your  iPad?  Let’s  talk  about  five  cool  iPad  functions  you  probably  don’t  know  about:    Shazam!  Feature  Have  you  ever  been  listening  to  the  radio  and  caught  the  last  bit  of  a  song  only  to  have  the  DJ  move  on  to  the  next  track  without  telling  you  the  name  of  the  first  one?  If  so,  this  little  known  cool  function  is  for  you.      The  Shazam  integration  is  built  into  your  iOS  operating  system  and  relies  on  Siri.  You’ll  be  a  hit  at  your  next  party  because  you  can  instantly  put  an  end  to  debates  about  song  titles  and  artists.  Plus,  using  Shazam  in  Siri  is  quite  easy,  and  you  don’t  even  need  to  download  an  app.    

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Simply  ask  Siri,  “What  song  is  playing,”  or  “Name  that  tune.”  She’ll  listen  and  then  display  the  song’s  name,  artist,  the  album  cover  and  even  a  link  to  buy  the  track!    Self-­‐Destructing  Media  A  Snapchat-­‐like  feature,  self-­‐destructing  media  gets  rid  of  unwanted  media  fast.      You  can  self-­‐destruct  images,  videos  and  audio.  While  in  your  text  messaging  app,  hold  down  the  microphone  or  the  camera  icon.  Quickly  take  a  photo,  record  a  video  or  lay  down  audio.  When  you  release  the  icon,  your  files  are  sent,  but  they  will  destruct  after  a  set  period  of  time.      Just  make  sure  you’ve  adjusted  the  expiration  date  in  your  iPad’s  Settings.    Flyover  City  Tours  This  is  indeed  a  cool  iPad  function.  In  maps,  you  can  now  do  flyover  tours  of  certain  cities.  Here’s  how  to  perform  a  city  fly  over  to  view  popular  attractions.  Please  note,  it’s  only  available  in  iOS  8  and  up  for  certain  cities.    

• Open  the  Maps  app,  and  click  the  round  circle  with  the  i  in  it.  Change  your  view  to  Hybrid,  and  then  search  for  a  major  city.  

• Tap  the  Start  button  that  appears  beside  the  3D  Flyover  Tour  of  City  banner  at  the  top  of  the  screen.  • Enjoy  your  flyover!  This  great  feature  takes  advantage  of  Apple’s  3D  imagery  to  provide  you  an  aerial  

tour  of  key  city  landmarks.    Dispatch  Home  Screen  Clutter  Are  you  someone  who  likes  neat  and  tidy  spaces?  Do  all  of  those  icons  on  your  iPad’s  home  screen  bother  you?  Would  you  like  to  just  look  at  your  gorgeous  wallpaper  without  distractions?    Now  you  can  move  all  of  your  app  icons  from  your  first  home  screen  page  to  your  second  page.  This  leaves  your  home  screen  tidier  with  an  unobstructed  view  of  your  wallpaper.      This  feature  works  in  iOS  8  and  up.  Just  hold  down  on  each  app  icon  and  move  them  to  your  second  page.  Unlike  earlier  iOS  versions,  your  home  page  remains  with  just  your  wallpaper,  clutter  free.    Family  Sharing  Before  iOS  8,  if  you  downloaded  a  movie,  it  was  only  available  on  the  iPad  doing  the  downloading.  Now,  if  you  set  up  Family  Sharing,  you  can  access  that  same  movie  across  multiple  devices.    Not  only  can  you  share  movies  and  music,  but  apps,  photos,  calendars  and  reminders.  Family  Sharing  binds  several  Apple  IDs  into  a  parent  account.  If  they  all  feed  from  the  same  credit  card,  everyone  can  choose  (or  not  choose)  to  download  content  purchased  by  members  of  the  same  family.    To  set  up  sharing  quickly  and  easily:  

• Visit  Settings  • Open  iCloud  • Hit  Set  up  Family  Sharing  and  follow  instructions  to  add  family  members  and  send  invitations.  

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We  doubt  anyone  has  ever  found  the  iPad  hard  to  use,  but  with  these  tips  we  hope  you’ve  learned  some  deeper  ways  to  use  your  iPad  and  increase  its  functionality.  If  you’ve  found  some  cool,  new  functions  not  listed  here,  please  share  them  below.  Our  readers  would  love  to  hear  about  them.    With  tablets  in  more  than  half  of  US  homes,  you’ll  need  extra  protective  cases  for  every  member  of  your  family.  You’ll  find  cases  for  everyone  in  your  household  from  kids  to  adults.  Visit  Studio  Proper  to  view  our  complete  line  of  iPad  accessories.